Mac mini plus ipad...

[nyprospect]

Hi guys.I am interested in purchasing an ipad and i am wondering what is the oldest mac mini i could use to sync the ipad with.Thank so much.have a safe New years.

 

[Stealthipad]

You need to look for the minimum requirements for iTunes

 

[MrWillie]

Any Intel Mac will do the trick. You can also use your Winders machine like I do.

 

[ecschwarz]

The current version of iTunes will even run on a G4 Mac mini (my old one stores things for my 2nd generation Apple TV and iPad)

 

[MrWillie]

The current version of iTunes will even run on a G4 Mac mini (my old one stores things for my 2nd generation Apple TV and iPad)

Cool. My mom is thinking about an iPad, and still uses a G5 iMac. Man that thing is bullet proof.

 

[BruiserB]

You only need to have at least Leopard and iTunes 10.x. The oldest minis still support this. I have an original G4 one with a 1TB external drive that I use as my iTunes server with my iPods, iPhone 4 and iPad. Still works great. I would guess that this may be the last hurrah for the non Intel ones though. Each additional upgrade seems to be leaving the G4 further behind. I would guess an early Intel mac mini might be the best choice as it will surely be compatible for a bit longer.

 

[Gordon Gekko]

You can sync it with anything that supports the latest version of iTunes (Mac or PC)

 

[iPhoneCollector]

even the oldest mac mini will do the job

 

[nyprospect]

Thanks so much for the replies.Happy new year!